Lower Silesia

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Lower Silesia is a historical region in southwestern Poland known for its capital Wrocław, rich cultural heritage, and varied landscapes including mountains, forests, and spa towns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of Poland
administrativeSuccessor Lower Silesian Voivodeship
afterWorldWarIIBecamePartOf Poland
borders Bohemia
Greater Poland
Lusatia
Upper Silesia
bordersCountry Czech Republic
Germany
capital Wrocław
climate temperate
contains Bolesławiec
Glogów
surface form: Głogów

Jelenia Góra
Kłodzko
Legnica
Lubin
Oleśnica
Polkowice
Wałbrzych
Wrocław
Zgorzelec
Świdnica
containsSpaTown Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój
Duszniki-Zdrój
Kudowa-Zdrój
Lądek-Zdrój
Polanica-Zdrój
country Poland
currentOfficialLanguage Polish
hasCulturalRegion Jelenia Góra Valley
Silesia
surface form: Kłodzko Land
hasEconomicActivity ceramics industry
coal mining
copper mining
spa tourism
tourism
hasLandscape basins
forests
mountains
river valleys
hasMountainRange Karkonosze
Sudetes
Table Mountains
hasUNESCOSite Centennial Hall in Wrocław
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
historicalAffiliation German Empire
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Bohemia
surface form: Kingdom of Bohemia

Kingdom of Poland
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
historicalCapital Wrocław
historicalLanguage Czech
German
Polish
knownFor architectural monuments
castles
palaces
post-German heritage
rich cultural heritage
spa towns
largestCity Wrocław
locatedIn Central Europe
southwestern Poland
notableProduct Bolesławiec pottery
partOf Silesia
religionHistorically Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
traversedByRiver Nysa Kłodzka
Oder River

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Silesia (as contested region) hasSubregion Lower Silesia
subject surface form: Silesia
Wrocław historicalRegion Lower Silesia
Oder River passesThrough Lower Silesia
Prussian Silesia contains Lower Silesia
Prussian Silesia successor Lower Silesia
this entity surface form: Province of Lower Silesia
Walther Nernst placeOfDeath Lower Silesia
this entity surface form: Province of Lower Silesia
Lower Silesian Offensive location Lower Silesia
Silesia hasPart Lower Silesia
Lusatia historicalRegionOf Lower Silesia
Lusatia borderedBy Lower Silesia
Battle of Mollwitz historicalRegion Lower Silesia
Battle of Legnica region Lower Silesia
Sagan partOf Lower Silesia
this entity surface form: Lower Silesia (historical region)
Theodor Kaluza placeOfBirth Lower Silesia
this entity surface form: Province of Silesia
Śląsk Wrocław region Lower Silesia
Schönau an der Katzbach locatedIn Lower Silesia
Hlohov locatedIn Lower Silesia
Sigmar Polke placeOfBirth Lower Silesia
Upper Silesia borderedBy Lower Silesia
Oder flood of 1997 areaAffected Lower Silesia
Strehlen, Prussian Silesia locatedIn Lower Silesia
this entity surface form: Lower Silesia region
Bolesławiec pottery region Lower Silesia
Centennial Hall in Wrocław region Lower Silesia
Silesians associatedWithRegion Lower Silesia
Krieblowitz locatedIn Lower Silesia
Karl Hanke regionRepresented Lower Silesia
Zgorzelec region Lower Silesia
Bernhard Heisig placeOfBirth Lower Silesia
Breslau locatedIn Lower Silesia
this entity surface form: Lower Silesia (historical region)
Bóbr River flowsThrough Lower Silesia
Bóbr River historicalRegion Lower Silesia
Oleśnica region Lower Silesia
Central Sudetes locatedIn Lower Silesia
Eastern Sudetes partOf Lower Silesia
A4 motorway connectsRegions Lower Silesia
Albrecht von Richthofen residence Lower Silesia
this entity surface form: Breslau region
Wrocław Piasts ruledTerritory Lower Silesia
Legnica historicalRegion Lower Silesia
Jelenia Góra historicalRegion Lower Silesia
Żagań Piasts historicalRegion Lower Silesia
Lubin locatedInHistoricalRegion Lower Silesia
Świdnica-Jawor Piasts region Lower Silesia